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Ikot Ekpene, Nijerya
03:16:08 AMThursday, April 30, 2026 · Africa/Lagos
Güncel yerel saat
03:16:08 AM
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Saat dilimi
WAT
Africa/Lagos · UTC+01:00
Sonraki tatil
Workers' Day
1 Mayıs 2026 Cuma · Public
Şu an iş saati örtüşmesi
0 / 8
Reference markets are overlapping with Ikot Ekpene right now
En yakın havalimanı
PHC
Port Harcourt International Airport · 87 km
İndekslenen havalimanları
4
Curated airport references available for Nijerya
Snapshot at render time: 03:16:08 AM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Ikot Ekpene (UTC+01:00, WAT).
Status
Nighttime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Current weather
24°C, Overcast
Feels like 29°C · Humidity 93% · Wind 4 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
06:17 AM to 06:35 PM
Day length 12h 18m · Solar noon 12:26 PM
Next country holiday
Workers' Day
1 Mayıs 2026 Cuma · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Ikot Ekpene local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
Mother's Day (US) 2026
festival-secular10 Mayıs 2026 Pazar
10 days to go
Gemini 3 Launch (rumored at Google I/O)
release-tech12 Mayıs 2026 Salı
12 days to go
48th ASEAN Summit — Cebu
political15 Mayıs 2026 Cuma
15 days to go
Gemini 3 Ultra Launch (estimated window)
keynote15 Mayıs 2026 Cuma
15 days to go
WHO Pandemic Agreement — Adoption at 79th WHA
political18 Mayıs 2026 Pazartesi
18 days to go
Forza Horizon 6
release-game19 Mayıs 2026 Salı
19 days to go
Population
254.8K
Coordinates
5.18, 7.71
Timezone
Africa/Lagos
İndekslenen havalimanları
4
Capital
Abuja
Languages
English
Currency
NGN (₦)
Country area
923,768 km²
Local time in Ikot Ekpene runs on the WAT, UTC+01:00 clock; with roughly 254.8K residents the city (rank #53 by population in this dataset) is a working reference point inside Nijerya.
Ikot Ekpene sits at 5.18°N, 7.71°E; that's the deep tropics (Northern Hemisphere, ~575 km from the equator) and the daylight pattern reflects year-round daylight that barely shifts between seasons.
Today the sun rises around 06:17 AM and sets around 06:35 PM in Ikot Ekpene — about 12h 18m of daylight. Nijerya stays on standard time here, so UTC+01:00 is stable through the year.
Uyo (28 km from Ikot Ekpene) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 4 curated airport pages indexed for Nijerya.
Next country-wide schedule signal: Workers' Day on 2026-05-01, useful for handoff and coverage planning around Ikot Ekpene.
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Timezone
WAT
IANA Zone
Africa/Lagos
UTC Offset
UTC+01:00
DST Status
Standard Time
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Quarter
Q2
Countries at UTC+01:00
Algeria, Tunisia, Isle of Man, Ireland, United Kingdom, Jersey, Guernsey, Central African Republic
Other cities in this timezone
London
+0h
New York
-5h
Los Angeles
-8h
Dubai
+3h
Singapore
+7h
Tokyo
+8h
Sydney
+9h
São Paulo
-4h
Year-long daylight curve. Shows how dramatic high-latitude summers are.
Shows whether it's currently business hours (9am to 5pm) in major financial centers, and how many hours they overlap with Ikot Ekpene.
| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 03:16 AM | +0h | Check the overlap widget below |
| New York | 10:16 PM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 07:16 PM | -8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 06:16 AM | +3h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 10:16 AM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 11:16 AM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 12:16 PM | +9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 11:16 PM | -4h | Check the overlap widget below |
Ikot Ekpene, Africa/Lagos saat dilimindedir (WAT), UTC farkı +01:00'dir.
Ikot Ekpene şu anda yaz saati uygulaması yapmamaktadır.
Ikot Ekpene için güncel UTC farkı UTC+01:00'dir.
Ikot Ekpene sits at 5.18°N, 7.71°E in Nijerya, with about 254.8K residents (rank #53 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Ikot Ekpene is London, about 5,202 km away as the crow flies.
Uyo is the closest indexed city, roughly 28 km from Ikot Ekpene.
Port Harcourt International Airport (PHC) is the closest curated airport reference, about 87 km from Ikot Ekpene.
Workers' Day is the next upcoming holiday in Nijerya, on 1 Mayıs 2026 Cuma.
Ikot Ekpene, also known as The Raffia City, or IK in short form is a historic town in the south-southern state of Akwa Ibom, Nigeria. It is the political and cultural capital of the Annang ethnic group in Nigeria. The town is located on the A342 highway that parallels the coast, between Calabar to the southeast and Aba to the west, with the state capital, Uyo, on this road just to the east. Umuahia is the next major town to the north. The population of the Ikot Ekpene Local government area was estimated to be 180,500 in 2022.
Reading Ikot Ekpene against the global hubs: London (~5,202 km), Dubai (~5,528 km), São Paulo (~6,701 km) are the close ones, with Sydney (~15,083 km) sitting on the opposite side of the planet — a good gut check when judging logistics windows.
Ikot Ekpene sits inside Nijerya — the Western Africa subregion, capital Abuja, languages English, currency NGN (₦).
The closest mapped neighbors of Ikot Ekpene are Uyo (28 km), Itu (30 km), Aba (39 km), Bende (43 km), so commuter, logistics and same-day-trip planning will usually pull from this cluster.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Ikot Ekpene: Workers' Day, Children's Day, Democracy Day. Bake those into launch, on-call, and travel windows for Nijerya.
Closest curated airport references from Ikot Ekpene: PHC Port Harcourt (87 km), ABV Abuja (428 km), LOS Lagos (510 km).
In 2021, Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
Nigeria benefits from stronger holiday context because public observances can shift office rhythm and support coverage.
Port Harcourt International AirportPHC
Port Harcourt · 87 km from Ikot Ekpene
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 52m
Nnamdi Azikiwe International AirportABV
Abuja · 428 km from Ikot Ekpene
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 18m
Murtala Muhammed International AirportLOS
Lagos · 510 km from Ikot Ekpene
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 24m
Mallam Aminu Kano International AirportKAN
Kano · 768 km from Ikot Ekpene
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 44m
Exchange snapshot
Currency snapshot unavailable
On this day
2021: Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
2014: A bomb blast in Ürümqi, China kills three people and injures 79 others.
2013: Willem-Alexander is inaugurated as King of the Netherlands following the abdication of Beatrix.
Coordination pulse
0 of 8 reference markets are in live business-hour overlap now
